The Effect of Motor Learning Exercises on Motor Imagery, Function, Pain and Grip Strength in Individuals With Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of motor learning training in addition to a 6-week conventional physiotherapy program on motor imagery, function pain and grip strength in individuals with chronic lateral epicondylitis. At the end of the study, it is aimed to develop a system for motor learning training in individuals with chronic lateral epicondylitis and to create a new exercise protocol.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• a diagnosis of chronic LET by a physician and

• a pain score \> 3 on the visual analog scale (VAS)

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
KTO Karatay University
Konya
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Completion Date: 2025-07-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 46
Treatments
Experimental: Motor Learning
In addition to the conventional physiotherapy program, motor learning exercise will be performed for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week. For the exercise, the participant will sit in a chair with back support, in front of a table, with arms on the table. The participant will wear a glove with an IMU sensor on the upper surface and a pressure sensor on the palm, and a cylinder will be placed in the palm. The participant will be asked to bring the wrist into extension and then back into flexion while grasping the cylinder with maximum force. The participant will be asked to maintain maximum strength during the entire movement. The participant will be given visual feedback on muscle strength and range of motion of the wrist on the monitor in front of them throughout the movement. The same protocol will be applied by keeping the size of the cylinder in the participant's palm the same and changing the weight.
Active_comparator: Control
The control group will receive a conventional physiotherapy program for 4 weeks, 5 days a week. Eccentric training for the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) muscle, the most affected wrist extensor tendon, and static stretching exercises for the ECRB muscle will be given. For eccentric training, the weight that the patients can lift in 10 maximal repetitions will be calculated and they will be asked to work with this weight. The best stretching position for the ECRB tendon is extension of the elbow joint, pronation of the forearm and flexion of the wrist with ulnar deviation. Each participant will be taught to perform each exercise for 10 repetitions and 10 seconds. Patients will perform these exercises in a sitting position. In the control group, daily exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist.
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Sponsors
Leads: KTO Karatay University

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